[display_podcast] Chapter 17 The eminent has consciousness of self. The next down are loved and praised. The next down are feared, At the bottom is the source. When faith is weak, there is distrust. Especially in the worth of speech. Results speak for themselves. This, people call me Nature.
[display_podcast] Chapter 16 Reaching the ultimate emptiness, Concentrating on the central stillness, All things work together. From this I observe their returning. All things under heaven flourish in their vitality, Yet each returns to its own root. This is stillness. Stillness means returning to its destiny. Returning to its destiny is steadfastness. To know steadfastness [...]
[display_podcast] Chapter Chapter 15 The ancient sages of Tao are subtle and mysteriously penetrating. Their depth is beyond the power of will. Because it is beyond the power of will, The most we can do is describe it: Thus, full of care, as one crossing the wintry stream, Attentive, as one cautious of the total [...]
[display_podcast] Chapter 14 Look for it and it can not be seen, it is called invisible; Listen to it and it can not be heard, it is called inaudible; Reach for it and it can not be touched, it is called intangible. These three are beyond reckoning, so When these three merge, they are One. [...]
[display_podcast] Chapter 13 Favor and disgrace surprise the most. Value the trouble as you do the body. Why do “favor and disgrace surprise the most”? Favor enhances only the inferior, Receiving it is a surprise, And losing it is also a surprise. This is why “favor and disgrace surprise the most.” Why to “value the [...]
[display_podcast] Chapter 12 Five colors blind the eyes. Racing and hunting madden the heart. Pursuing what is rare makes action deceitful. Five flavors dull the palate. Five tones deafen the ears. So, the sage’s method is for the belly, not for the eyes. He abandons the latter and chooses the former.
